The Sokoto State government is to build 40 model government secondary schools to drive home its belief that education remains the pivotal factor in achieving any meaningful development in any society. The state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, disclosed this at the combined first, second and third convocation ceremony of the Sokoto State University at weekend in Sokoto. He said his government’s plan to build 160 new primary and secondary schools in the state has reached 50per cent accomplishment. The governor recalled the construction in 2016, of Model Government Secondary School, Balle in Gudu Local Government, hitherto the only Local Government Area without a Senior Secondary School in Nigeria. “The intention is to build 40 such model secondary schools in the state, while our agenda of building 160 new primary and secondary schools in the state has recorded more than 50per cent of accomplishment.

Source: Nigerian Tribune March 15, 2021 12:00 UTC